The first time I visited Boston, MA, I was able to visit Chinatown (read the blog here). It also cold and rainy, but I still walked around and took photos. I’m glad I did! I’m proud to announce that my Empire Garden image is going to be in a new venue in Boston! It’s called View Boston. The tower will have a 360° view of the city. It will be opening sometime this year and will allow visitors to curate their itinerary while sipping cocktails and enjoying the view. Be sure to send me a pic if you see the image!
Why a pic of a Chinese restaurant?! The building once housed the Globe Theater. In the 1940s, it became Loew’s Center Theatre. Before it became a restaurant, it was the Pagoda, showing Chinese-language films.
Prints of this image are available. If you click on the image it will take you to the gallery page. Thanks for stopping by!
A friend recently showed me one of her seed catalogs. The images in the catalog were just beautiful. So many beautiful images of fresh produce! I decided I needed to go get some fresh veggies and do my own photos. I headed out to the market and got some lovely beetroot, carrots, bok choy, and an heirloom tomato.
Background
The background is my back porch. The ones that have more paint are in a covered part of the porch. The shadows are from the wood slats in the door and an additional baby gate that is used to keep the dogs from digging at the door. I noticed that the late afternoon sun created some great shadows when the door was closed. The images that have a weathered wood background are shot on my back steps on a more cloudy day. Except that lonely carrot. I really liked the way the shadows of the slats mirror the angle of the carrot. These vibrant prints would look great in any kitchen, dining room, or breakfast nook!
Black and White
I love the color images, especially those beets! But some of these just look amazing in black and white. The absence of color allows the shapes and textures to really stand out, creating a very classic feel. I can see this images on a farm house wall. They emphasize the dirt from which they came. I can almost envision the working hands pulling them during harvest.
I started making travel maps several years ago after a trip to Cuba. At that time, I felt like my images were very similar to the images other people had taken of the area. You can see some of those originals maps here. Since then, I have made at least one map for every place I’ve visited. It’s a good way to create something unique.
I thought I might share some of my most recent maps and show you the before and after.
Chicago Vintage Postcard
This was the first one I did with the postcard style. The ones before this are more map like.
I used a map, an illustration, and an early 20th century photograph to create this one.
The final image reminded me of a vintage postcard, so I went with it and made several more! Click on the pic to purchase prints or other items!
Boston Vintage Postcard
This is the original image of the Boston Skyline. Like this image? Click on it and you can prints or other gifts!
I chose an illustration for this one rather than a map. It allowed me to create a more vintage postcard feel to the final image. All of the maps and illustrations that I use are in the public domain. I find them on Wikimedia Commons or the Library of Congress.
The final Boston Postcard. The colors have been brightened and a filter applied to the skyline image, so it also looks like an illustration. The final image is available as a print, as well as on others items, like pillows, etc. Just click on the pic!
Knoxville Vintage Postcard
After success with the Chicago and Boston postcards, I wanted to create one for my home town of Knoxville. I went to several places in the area to get just the right skyline pic.
I used 3 different illustrations for this one, including an actual map. Although, the map was too small to do much with.
Since the original illustrations had little to no color, I was not able to push the saturation on those. But I could push it on the skyline image.
Thanks for visiting the blog. To see more of my travel maps, click here.
If you have ever talked to me for more than 5 minutes, you know, I’m not the outdoorsy type. It’s a fine place, but I like cities with restaurants, hotels, shops, and people. I admit that when I previously thought of Maine, I never really had much desire to go. Mostly because the people I knew that had been there were those outdoorsy types who went for the nature. But I received an invitation to a friend’s vow renewal, so off to Maine I went. And I found more than just fishing and hiking!
I spent several days in the finger lakes area, staying at Poland Springs Resort. My friends were having their vow renewal ceremony on Crescent Lake. The lake location was beautiful!
Poland Springs
I would like to point out that I stayed at the Presidential Inn and I am pretty sure I was the only person in that massive building for the first night! It felt a little spooky. But it was nice and quiet! The next night it was full.
Portland Maine
After Poland Springs, I stayed in Portland, ME.
I did take a ride on the Maine Narrow Gauge train. The narrow gauge is a 2 ft wide train track that runs 1 1/2 miles up Casco Bay. they have both steam and diesel. They only run the steam engine during certain times. I opted for the first class train car, a very comfortable ride. But they do have an open air car that would be better for taking photos during the ride.
I enjoyed visiting Portland, Maine. Lots of great food and beer! If you like these images and would like to purchase prints or other gifts, visit my Maine gallery!
Last week, I wrote about finding photos from Chicago that I had not worked. There were some great images taken at sunset while on an architecture cruise. While going through more of the images, I found several that were taken after the sun had fully set and the lights of the city were fully shining. This one in particular, I just loved.
Chicago Skyline as seen from Ogden Slip
Fun Stuff
As much as I love to see my images as wall art, I also love to see them on other goodies. Here are just a few of the items you can get with this image.
If you click on the above image, you’ll find all of the following products available.
Who doesn’t love a good notebook?
Other Options
You can also find standard prints in my Etsy shop – PurpleRosemary.
Thanks for stopping by! You can links to other shops and products on my about page.
Early this year, I wrote about going to Chicago for my birthday last year. I share some of my photos from that trip on here. But I realized that I had not shared some of the architecture photos that I took. I took an architecture boat tour at sunset with Chicago’s First Lady Cruises and it was worth it! It’s a great way to see the city and get some history and information on all the unique buildings and locations in the city.
When visiting any city or town, it’s a good idea to take a tour of some kind. I have never met a tour guide that wasn’t enthusiastic about their community and its history.
Thanks for visiting! If you are interested in purchasing prints of the above images, you can visit my Etsy shop, Purple Rosemary or my Pixels shop.
After seeing a story on CBS Sunday Morning about the Smithsonian’s Futures Exhibit, I knew I had to go see it. But it closes in July 2022, so I had to go ASAP. If you want to hear / read about the trip, you can visit Tourist in Your Town Podcast. If you want to see cool pics, keep scrolling!
Tastee Diner in Silver Spring, MarylandInside the Metro Center Station in Washington, DC.The Washington MonumentThe Smithsonian InstituteA cool passageway with light streaming in.Capitol Building
Want to see more photos from the DC trip? Click here.
I had the opportunity to take the train from Cincinnati to Chicago. When I arrived at the station, I was in awe of it! Built in 1931 with Art Deco Architecture, the station functioned as passenger station until 1972 when Amtrak built a smaller station nearby. The building was mostly empty from 1972 to 1980 when a shopping mall called “The Land of Oz” opened. The mall closed in 1985. Some time after that, two museums merged and opened the Cincinnati Museum Center in 1990. In 1991, Amtrak returned to the station. In 2018, the station was completely restored to its original Art Deco glory. The historic train station is not only a working Amtrak station, but also houses Duke Energy Children’s Museum, an Omnimax Theatre, the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center, the Cincinnati History Library and Archives, a Museum of Natural History & Science, and several food services.
A view of the front in the morning.
A view of the station at night.
The interior is just as beautiful as the exterior
The station is completely restored inside and out.
If you are in the area, I recommend a visit to this beautiful, historic building. The interior is open most of the day for viewing, but the museums and other places are only open certain hours. To see more photos of this Art Deco masterpiece, visit my gallery. Also to hear about the actual train trip and my time in Chicago, visit Tourist in Your Town Podcast.
It’s not a secret that I am a lover of all things beer. As such, I like to visit new and different breweries to try new beers. In 2019, I saw that a new brewery would be opening in Morristown. Morristown is about 45 minutes from our house. The new place went on my list of to visits. Of course, visiting in 2020 was not an option. So, we finally managed to get over there and check out downtown Morristown and the 1907 Brewing Company.
The 1907 Brewing Company
A view of downtown from one of the overhead bridges.
In 1855, Morristown became Incorporated. Many of the buildings downtown are from this time frame. But you will notice in these pics, a raised walkway. In 1962, a nearby creek flooded and did a great deal of damage to the downtown. In addition to the flooding, more modern shopping malls were being built outside of town. In order to revitalize and update, the town decided to build an overhead sidewalk. This would allow for a second story for additional shops and cafes and protect the sidewalk below. This additional sidewalk has several crossings as well, so no need to dodge traffic.
The Myers Building
A view fo the walkway and the upper level of Morristown, TN.
Local landmarks
The Hamblen County Courthouse in downtown Morristown was designed by A.C. Bruce and finished in 1874. The architecture is a mix of Second Empire and Italianate. The building has a light green hue, a first for me. There is also a veteran’s memorial in the front of the building.
Hamblen County Courthouse in Morristown, TN.
The Rose Center Museum was built in 1892 as the Rose School. It was the first co-educational public high school in Morristown. The architecture is late Victorian.
The Rose Center in Morristown, TN.
Downtown Morristown is better kept than many of the small towns I’ve visited. Unfortunately, there are still a number of empty spaces. Although, I did notice that none of those had “available” signs. So possibly they will be filled with new and exciting places to visit soon.
Be sure to visit Tourist in your Town and watch for a new episode where I talk about my visit to the brewery.
If you follow my work at all, you’ll notice that I like to photograph time pieces. I shoot time pieces of all kinds – street clocks, courthouse clocks, regular clocks, watches, hourglasses, and well, anything else that is used to note the passage of time. I originally intended to share all different types of time devices, but wow, I have so many! So, I decided that would share my street clock images in this post and share watches and courthouse clocks separately. I consider a street clock to be a clock that stands on its own. It is not attached to any structure.
Burlington
Keeton’s Jewelers was located in the Burlington area in Knoxville, TN. The building is now empty, but has been recently been renovated. The clock still stands. It is unknown where the term Burlington originated.
Keeton’s Jewelers street clock in Knoxville, TN.
Ashland Virginia
This clock is located at the Amtrak train station in Ashland, VA. Ashland is cute little train town just outside of Richmond, VA. The town of Ashland was incorporated in 1858.
Amtrak station in Ashland, VA.
Lenoir City TN
This clock is located in downtown Lenoir City, TN. Lenoir City was incorporated in 1907.
Lenoir City street clock
Brewton AL
This clock is located in a park in downtown Brewton, Alabama. Brewton was established as a town in 1885.
Brewton, Alabama street clock.
Knoxville TN
This clock is located on Gay Street in downtown Knoxville, TN. Knoxville was founded in 1791 and incorporated in 1815.
Gay Street clock in Knoxville, TN.
Salem MA
Located in downtown Salem, MA. Salem was incorporated in 1629.
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